SDG 15:
LIFE ON LAND

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss

University Impact Ranking for SDG 15
U of Haifa 0/100 

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97.4

SDG15 Highlights

Public Engagements

Flight to Hope – The Swifts Project at the City Campus, University of Haifa
Tropical trees, diversity, Brazilian plants, Southern Brazil

Research

Moisture, density-dependent interactions, and tropical tree diversity – research published in Nature
TiME 2023 Annual Report Biodiversity This is My Earth

Public Engagements

This is My Earth (TiME) 2023 Annual Report: Protecting Biodiversity and Educating the Next Generation of Conservationists
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A checklist of Israeli land vertebrates

By: Meiri S., Belmaker A., Berkowic D., Kazes K., Maza E., Bar-Oz G., Dor R.
Published in: Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution
SDGs : SDG 15  |  Units: Humanities  | Time: 2019 |  Link
Description: Faunal lists are important tools in ecology, biogeography, and conservation planning. Such lists can identify gaps in ou (more…)

Marine ecosystem services in the Northern Mozambique Channel: A geospatial and socio-economic analysis for policy support

By: Ghermandi A., Obura D., Knudsen C., Nunes P.A.L.D.
Published in: Ecosystem Services
SDGs : SDG 15  |  Units: Social Sciences  | Time: 2019 |  Link
Description: The Northern Mozambique Channel hosts one of the world’s most outstanding terrestrial and marine biodiversity-rich areas (more…)

Soil Type Impacts Macrohabitat Selection and Spatiotemporal Activity Patterns of Testudo graeca in an Eastern Mediterranean Ecosystem

By: Bernheim M., Shanas U., Bar-Massada A.
Published in: Copeia
SDGs : SDG 15  |  Units:   | Time: 2019 |  Link
Description: Habitat preference is determined by complex interactions between biotic and abiotic habitat features and species-specifi (more…)

Large birds travel farther in homogeneous environments

By: Tucker M.A., Alexandrou O., Bierregaard R.O., Jr., Bildstein K.L., Böhning-Gaese K., Bracis C., Brzorad J.N., Buechley E.R., Cabot D., Calabrese J.M., Carrapato C., Chiaradia A., Davenport L.C., Davidson S.C., Desholm M., DeSorbo C.R., Domenech R., Enggist P., Fagan W.F., Farwig N., Fiedler W., Fleming C.H., Franke A., Fryxell J.M., García-Ripollés C., Grémillet D., Griffin L.R., Harel R., Kane A., Kays R., Kleyheeg E., Lacy A.E., LaPoint S., Limiñana R., López-López P., Maccarone A.D., Mellone U., Mojica E.K., Nathan R., Newman S.H., Noonan M.J., Oppel S., Prostor M., Rees E.C., Ropert-Coudert Y., Rösner S., Sapir N., Schabo D., Schmidt M., Schulz H., Shariati M., Shreading A., Paulo Silva J., Skov H., Spiegel O., Takekawa J.Y., Teitelbaum C.S., van Toor M.L., Urios V., Vidal-Mateo J., Wang Q., Watts B.D., Wikelski M., Wolter K., Žydelis R., Mueller T.
Published in: Global Ecology and Biogeography
SDGs : SDG 15  |  Units: Natural Sciences  | Time: 2019 |  Link
Description: Aim: Animal movement is an important determinant of individual survival, population dynamics and ecosystem structure and (more…)

Environmental effects on flying migrants revealed by radar

By: Becciu P., Menz M.H.M., Aurbach A., Cabrera-Cruz S.A., Wainwright C.E., Scacco M., Ciach M., Pettersson L.B., Maggini I., Arroyo G.M., Buler J.J., Reynolds D.R., Sapir N.
Published in: Ecography
SDGs : SDG 15  |  Units: Natural Sciences  | Time: 2019 |  Link
Description: Migratory animals are affected by various factors during their journeys, and the study of animal movement by radars has (more…)

The unprecedented coupled ocean-atmosphere summer heatwave in the New Zealand region 2017/18: Drivers, mechanisms and impacts

By: Salinger M.J., Renwick J., Behrens E., Mullan A.B., Diamond H.J., Sirguey P., Smith R.O., Trought M.C.T., Alexander L., Cullen N.J., Fitzharris B.B., Hepburn C.D., Parker A.K., Sutton P.J.
Published in: Environmental Research Letters
SDGs : SDG 15  |  Units:   | Time: 2019 |  Link
Description: During austral summer (DJF) 2017/18, the New Zealand region experienced an unprecedented coupled ocean-atmosphere heatwa (more…)

Particle-Associated Microbial Community in a Subtropical Lake During Thermal Mixing and Phytoplankton Succession

By: Schweitzer-Natan O., Ofek-Lalzar M., Sher D., Sukenik A.
Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology
SDGs : SDG 15  |  Units: Marine Sciences  | Time: 2019 |  Link
Description: Ecosystem dynamics in monomictic lakes are characterized by seasonal thermal mixing and stratification. These physical p (more…)

Past aquatic environments in the Levant inferred from stable isotope compositions of carbonate and phosphate in fish teeth

By: Sisma-Ventura G., Tütken T., Peters S.T.M., Bialik O.M., Zohar I., Pack A.
Published in: PLoS ONE
SDGs : SDG 15  |  Units:   | Time: 2019 |  Link
Description: Here we explore the carbon and oxygen isotope compositions of the co-existing carbonate and phosphate fractions of fish (more…)

Using the ecosystem services framework for defining diverse human-nature relationships in a multi-ethnic biosphere reserve

By: Negev M., Sagie H., Orenstein D.E., Zemah Shamir S., Hassan Y., Amasha H., Raviv O., Fares N., Lotan A., Peled Y., Wittenberg L., Izhaki I.
Published in: Ecosystem Services
SDGs : SDG 15  |  Units: Social Welfare & Health Sciences  | Time: 2019 |  Link
Description: Biosphere reserves are promoted as models for sustainable development, but face challenges in meeting their objectives, (more…)

The agricultural landscape matters: spider diversity and abundance in pomegranate orchards as a case study

By: Salman I.N.A., Gavish-Regev E., Saltz D., Lubin Y.
Published in: BioControl
SDGs : SDG 15  |  Units:   | Time: 2019 |  Link
Description: Spiders are effective biological control agents in some agroecosystems. Their ability to control pest insects depends on (more…)

Effect of rapid urbanization on Mediterranean karstic mountainous drainage basins

By: Anker Y., Mirlas V., Gimburg A., Zilberbrand M., Nakonechny F., Meir I., Inbar M.
Published in: Sustainable Cities and Society
SDGs : SDG 15  |  Units: Natural Sciences  | Time: 2019 |  Link
Description: Transformation of permeable natural areas into impervious surfaces (e.g. roads, parking lots, and buildings) is altering (more…)

A global synthesis reveals biodiversity-mediated benefits for crop production

By: Dainese M., Martin E.A., Aizen M.A., Albrecht M., Bartomeus I., Bommarco R., Carvalheiro L.G., Chaplin-Kramer R., Gagic V., Garibaldi L.A., Ghazoul J., Grab H., Jonsson M., Karp D.S., Kennedy C.M., Kleijn D., Kremen C., Landis D.A., Letourneau D.K., Marini L., Poveda K., Rader R., Smith H.G., Tscharntke T., Andersson G.K.S., Badenhausser I., Baensch S., Bezerra A.D.M., Bianchi F.J.J.A., Boreux V., Bretagnolle V., Caballero-Lopez B., Cavigliasso P., Ćetković A., Chacoff N.P., Classen A., Cusser S., Da Silva E Silva F.D., Arjen De Groot G., Dudenhöffer J.H., Ekroos J., Fijen T., Franck P., Freitas B.M., Garratt M.P.D., Gratton C., Hipólito J., Holzschuh A., Hunt L., Iverson A.L., Jha S., Keasar T., Kim T.N., Kishinevsky M., Klatt B.K., Klein A.-M., Krewenka K.M., Krishnan S., Larsen A.E., Lavigne C., Liere H., Maas B., Mallinger R.E., Pachon E.M., Martínez-Salinas A., Meehan T.D., Mitchell M.G.E., Molina G.A.R., Nesper M., Nilsson L., O’Rourke M.E., Peters M.K., Plećaš M., Potts S.G., Ramos D.D.L., Rosenheim J.A., Rundlöf M., Rusch A., Sáez A., Scheper J., Schleuning M., Schmack J.M., Sciligo A.R., Seymour C., Stanley D.A., Stewart R., Stout J.C., Sutter L., Takada M.B., Taki H., Tamburini G., Tschumi M., Viana B.F., Westphal C., Willcox B.K., Wratten S.D., Yoshioka A., Zaragoza-Trello C., Zhang W., Zou Y., Steffan-Dewenter I.
Published in: Science Advances
SDGs : SDG 15  |  Units:   | Time: 2019 |  Link
Description: Human land use threatens global biodiversity and compromises multiple ecosystem functions critical to food production. W (more…)

The Role of Land Use Types and Water Chemical Properties in Structuring the Microbiomes of a Connected Lake System

By: Marmen S., Blank L., Al-Ashhab A., Malik A., Ganzert L., Lalzar M., Grossart H.-P., Sher D.
Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology
SDGs : SDG 15  |  Units: Marine Sciences  | Time: 2020 |  Link
Description: Lakes and other freshwater bodies are intimately connected to the surrounding land, yet to what extent land-use affects (more…)

The seaweed resources of Israel in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea

By: Israel A., Golberg A., Neori A.
Published in: Botanica Marina
SDGs : SDG 15  |  Units:   | Time: 2020 |  Link
Description: In spite of the natural harsh marine environments and continuous global change stressors affecting the Levant basin, the (more…)

The Dead Sea and Its Deviation from Natural Conditions

By: Bookman R.
Published in: Springer Water
SDGs : SDG 15  |  Units: Marine Sciences  | Time: 2020 |  Link
Description: The Dead Sea is a hypersaline terminal lake located in a tectonic depression along the Dead Sea Transform. The regional (more…)

Israeli-Developed Models of Marine Integrated Multi Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA)

By: Neori A., Guttman L., Israel A., Shpigel M.
Published in: Journal of Coastal Research
SDGs : SDG 15  |  Units:   | Time: 2019 |  Link
Description: Modern Israeli integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) has emerged from the Israeli freshwater polyculture, with car (more…)

Repeated evolution of terrestrial lineages in a continental lizard radiation

By: Lajmi A., Verma A., Karanth K.P.
Published in: Journal of Evolutionary Biology
SDGs : SDG 15  |  Units:   | Time: 2020 |  Link
Description: The “early-burst” model of adaptive radiation predicts an early increase in phenotypic disparity concurrent with lineage (more…)

Social media-based analysis of cultural ecosystem services and heritage tourism in a coastal region of Mexico

By: Ghermandi A., Camacho-Valdez V., Trejo-Espinosa H.
Published in: Tourism Management
SDGs : SDG 15  |  Units: Social Sciences  | Time: 2020 |  Link
Description: Understanding spatial patterns of visitation and benefits accrued to different types of natural and cultural heritage to (more…)

What feeds shelf-edge clinoforms over margins deprived of adjacent land sources? An example from southeastern Brazil

By: Schattner U., José Lobo F., López-Quirós A., dos Passos Nascimento J.L., de Mahiques M.M.
Published in: Basin Research
SDGs : SDG 15  |  Units: Marine Sciences  | Time: 2020 |  Link
Description: In southeastern Brazil, the Serra do Mar coastal mountain range blocks the sediment influx from arriving at a ca. 1,500  (more…)

The relations between walkable neighbourhoods and active participation in daily activities of people with disabilities

By: Schreuer N., Plaut P., Golan L., Sachs D.
Published in: Journal of Transport and Health
SDGs : SDG 15  |  Units: Social Welfare & Health Sciences  | Time: 2019 |  Link
Description: Introduction: Most research on the built environment and active travel focused on the general population or segments inc (more…)